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1708 in Ireland
Events from the year
1708 in Ireland
.
Incumbent
Monarch
:
Anne
Events
March 11
â the scholar Dr.
Thomas Milles
is appointed
Church of Ireland
Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
, in which office he will serve until his death in
1740
(consecrated April 18 in
St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
).
March 25
â a
registry of deeds
begins operation in Ireland.
The original wooden
Belfast Castle
, the home of
Sir Arthur Chichester
, baron of Belfast, is burned down.
St. Anne's Parish Act of 1707 is passed, dividing the parish of
St. Nicholas Without, Dublin
, and giving part of it the denomination of
St. Luke's
.
Births
January 7
(in England) âÂÂ
George Stone
,
Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland)
(d.
1764
)
July 13
(baptised in England) âÂÂ
Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby
, Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) and benefactor (d.
1794
)
July 19
âÂÂ
Philip Francis
, clergyman and translator (d.
1773
)
Risteárd Buidhe Kirwan
, soldier and duellist (d.
1779
)
Deaths
Sir Ulick Burke, 3rd Baronet
, landowner and politician.
Francis Makemie
, clergyman, considered to be the founder of
Presbyterianism
in
United States of America
(b.
1658
)
References